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La Cha at Les Houches (Chamonix)

Easy · 1439 m long with 244 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 18° at its steepest, facing NW.

18°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
1439 mlength
244 mvertical
1871 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

La Cha is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to La Cha

Lifts that reach the top: Mélèzes (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 17 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Prarion
  2. Ski Les Aillouds Supérieur Col de Voza, Table d'Orientation (easy)
  3. Ski Les Aillouds Supérieur Col de Voza (easy)
  4. Ski École (novice)
  5. Ski Chamois (easy)
  6. Ski Mélèzes (easy)
  7. Ski La Cha (easy)
  8. Ski Chamois (easy)
  9. Ski Plancerts (easy)
  10. Ride Mélèzes
  11. Ski Mélèzes, La Cha (easy)
  12. Ski La Cha (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Abbaye, Plan du Cret Supérieur. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Plancerts (3 min), Crozat (3 min).

See La Cha on the 3D mapAll runs at Les Houches (Chamonix)
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.